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Definition of Blackcocks
1. blackcock [n] - See also: blackcock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blackcocks
Literary usage of Blackcocks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Outline of Science: A Plain Story Simply Told by John Arthur Thomson (1922)
"In Scotland, say, the fortunate may perhaps witness a gathering of blackcocks at
break of day early in the breeding season. The birds assemble in some open ..."
2. Selections from the Household Books of the Lord William Howard of Naworth Castle by William Howard, George Ornsby (1878)
"Fee, ij3. Woodcocks 19, iiij'. ixd. 18 plovers, vj3. 4 blackcocks, ijs. ...
2 blackcocks more ..."
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